The phrase “let it go” used to really irritate me because I didn’t know what it meant or exactly how to do it. And there are times when I still struggle with it a lot. As an analytical person, I need visual aids and practical steps to help me understand
My first self-date was a small and low-key adventure many years ago: a movie in the middle of the day. It felt amazing to finally conquer one of my worst fears and not having to be accompanied by someone. And this is when my confidence really set in. It was
‘Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.’ ~ Rumi This is one of my favorite quotes because it resonates on so many levels. For me, art is love expressing itself in visual
I am smiling because something has clicked. My morning pages threw this at me. Life is both messy and magical. I have visual and emotional proof for that, and I bet you do too. The magic and the mess (and the magic in the mess) tends to play out beautifully
I have begun to question thoughts that bring me pain. No matter how noble they sound. Especially generational and cultural thought patterns. here is one I heard all the time growing up and even these days – A long resume does not put you in a good light. It
Time spent in the studio has been productive over the past couple of weeks. I have been working very hard to set up the space. At the same time, I have been exploring the paints again, indulging myself straight out-of-the-tube. White and black have been calling to me. For some
Goodbye, Comfort Zone. Hello, Transformation. These past few months, change has been knocking loudly at my door and pulling my heart strings in unknown directions far outside of my comfort zone. While we humans fear change and crave the cozy comforts of certainty, it is exactly that that holds us
A starting point. You know how all of us have that image of that open highway stretched out to infinity before you, beckoning to a future somewhere out on that horizon? All that you will become lies out there. In my twenties, I was an idealistic young woman with stars
Since we moved back to the country, I have started each morning with a walk. My daily walk is a walking meditation, a steadfast ritual to get my body moving, get some fresh air into my lungs, and to grab some time just to be out there, with myself, with